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"Phaedo" by Plato is a dialogue written in ancient Greece. In the final hours before his execution, Socrates debates the immortality of the soul and the nature of the afterlife with his friends. Through philosophical arguments with Pythagorean philosophers Simmias and Cebes, he explores whether the soul survives death and what awaits it afterward. The dialogue culminates in a mythological vision of the underworld and an account of Socrates' death. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Plato, 428? BCE-348? BCE |
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| Translator | Jowett, Benjamin, 1817-1893 |
| Title | Phaedo |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaedo |
| Credits | Produced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 68.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Immortality (Philosophy) -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1658 |
| Release Date | Mar 1, 1999 |
| Last Update | Jan 16, 2013 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 27640 downloads in the last 30 days. |
Original page: gutenberg.org/ebooks/1658